Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes in World
World: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes was 12.39 million tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
12.39 million tonnes
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
1st
of 30 groups
All-time high
12.39 million tonnes
in 2022
All-time low
10.46 million tonnes
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in World, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
World recorded 12.39 million tonnes for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
That places World 1st out of 30 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes in World, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.46 million tonnes | — |
| 2018 | 11.21 million tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 11.83 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 12.06 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 12.06 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.39 million tonnes | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.17 million tonnes | 10.46 million tonnes | 11.83 million tonnes | 3 |
| 2020s | 12.17 million tonnes | 12.06 million tonnes | 12.39 million tonnes | 3 |
Countries ranked near World
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- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 444.14 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,956 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 1,126 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 1,110 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 366 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3,606 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 7,377 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8,098 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in World?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in World was 12.39 million tonnes in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 12.39 million tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.46 million tonnes in 2017.
- How does World rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- World ranks 1st out of 30 groups with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in the beach (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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